Synonyms of assured

assured 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈshu̇rd 

1

as in confident

having or showing a mind free from doubt

a man who seemed very assured of the outcome of the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confident
• sure
• certain
• positive
• doubtless
• clear
• implicit
• sanguine
• cocksure
• self-assured
• resolute
• unhesitating
• decisive
• self-confident
• unwavering
• unfaltering
• unquestioning
• self-conceited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubtful
• uncertain
• unsure
• dubious
• hesitant
• indecisive
• unassuming
• wavering
• vacillating
• diffident

2

as in optimistic

having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities

an assured attorney, he dominates any courtroom proceeding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confident
• optimistic
• hopeful
• secure
• proud
• self-confident
• self-assured
• composed
• collected
• poised
• smug
• recollected
• unperturbed
• serene
• unshaken
• important
• self-asserting
• upbeat
• tranquil
• sanguine
• coolheaded
• complacent
• cool
• rosy
• self-possessed
• unshakable
• conceited
• unflappable
• imperturbable
• disciplined
• vain
• egotistic
• self-satisfied
• self-centered
• vainglorious
• pompous
• egoistic
• self-affected
• self-applauding
• self-pleased
• prideful
• self-complacent
• nerveless
• self-contented
• self-sufficient
• self-important
• self-reliant
• self-conceited
• overweening
• self-contained
• stuck-up
• unself-conscious
• self-composed
• self-collected
• self-promoting
• self-poised
• self-controlled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insecure
• timid
• diffident
• meek
• nervous
• humble
• modest
• unassertive
• unassuming
• unpretentious
• quiet
• reserved
• jittery
• self-distrustful
• jumpy
• self-doubting
• bashful
• shy
• demure
• mousy
• overmodest
• self-reproving
• self-reproachful
• self-critical

3

as in proud

having too high an opinion of oneself

he's rather assured for a moviemaker with one hit movie to his name

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proud
• smug
• confident
• arrogant
• important
• complacent
• vain
• conceited
• vainglorious
• bigheaded
• self-satisfied
• self-important
• selfish
• egotistic
• biggety
• domineering
• egoistic
• consequential
• prideful
• pompous
• swellheaded
• self-conceited
• stuck-up
• bragging
• boastful
• overweening
• cocky
• bombastic
• swaggering
• self-assured
• bumptious
• superior
• supercilious
• snobbish
• uppity
• braggy
• blusterous
• assumptive
• pontifical
• self-opinionated
• cavalier
• snooty
• haughty
• uppish
• fastuous
• overconfident
• snobby
• high-and-mighty
• masterful
• toplofty
• braggart
• blustery
• disdainful
• self-confident
• presuming
• huffy
• pretentious
• chesty
• self-assertive
• high-handed
• holier-than-thou
• lordly
• patronizing
• presumptuous
• peremptory
• imperious
• high-hat
• condescending
• lofty
• self-contented
• self-applauding
• self-centered
• self-asserting
• self-affected
• self-gratulatory
• self-congratulatory
• self-adulatory
• highfalutin
• self-engrossed
• self-dramatizing
• self-promoting
• self-glorifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• diffident
• timid
• egoless
• meek
• uncomplacent
• unassertive
• unassuming
• self-critical
• unpretentious
• down-to-earth
• self-distrustful
• self-reproving
• bashful
• sheepish
• retiring
• self-reproachful
• shrinking
• shy
• self-doubting
• introverted
• demure
• unarrogant
• mousy
• overmodest

assured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of assure

1

as in reassured

to ease the grief or distress of

a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassured
• comforted
• soothed
• consoled
• cheered
• uplifted
• solaced
• sympathized
• relieved
• lifted
• alleviated
• allayed
• elevated
• calmed
• commiserated
• empathized
• buoyed (up)
• relaxed
• condoled
• assuaged
• quieted
• boosted
• tranquilized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• troubled
• worried
• discouraged
• tortured
• tormented
• distressed
• upset
• intensified
• aggravated
• annoyed
• worsened
• disheartened
• irritated
• demoralized
• harassed
• fretted
• irked
• pestered

2

as in ensured

to make sure, certain, or safe

security measures that assured our safety

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ensured
• guaranteed
• secured
• insured
• promised
• guarantied
• cinched
• iced
• certified
• vouched
• attested
• witnessed
• warranted
• pledged
• swore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermined
• weakened
• enfeebled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assured

Adjective

Streeting is an assured communicator with a base of support among parliamentary colleagues, but Burnham is considered the more likely successor. — ABC News, 18 June 2026

But now the western Canadian province, where the popular HBO drama The Last of Us was shot during its first season, is more assured foreign movie or TV series will tap its film tax credit while shooting locally as royalties from oil exploration and drilling once again pour into its coffers. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026

Verb

Reaction to Luna’s nearly 30 percentage point margin over Villanueva that seemingly assured him a victory was swift on Wednesday. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 Nov. 2026

Once the two won their primary elections, their victories on Election Day were all but assured. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026